BH21 3NJ Dorset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Corfe Mullen. Region: South West.
Streets
- Jubilee Road, Corfe Mullen: 20 addresses
- Unnamed street near Jubilee Road, Corfe Mullen: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Dorset in 2026-27: Band D £2,765 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,843 | £2,151 | £2,458 | £2,765 | £3,379 | £3,994 | £4,608 | £5,530 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (66% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Dorset Soldier PH: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 56 m and 60 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 85% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hamworthy 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km |
| Poole 965,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Mount Pleasant Corfe Mullen | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Poole | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Quay Ferry Landing | 7.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 12.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 83.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Hadleigh Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Corfe Mullen Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Wimborne Community Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Corfe Mullen - Towers Way, Corfe Mullen Cashzone | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.7 ha | 30 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | Corfe Mullen Recreation Ground 14 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Corfe Mullen Allotments 1.7 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two sections of Roman road on Barrow Hill and Corfe Hills, a scheduled monument, 280 m north. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Two sections of Roman road on Barrow Hill and Corfe Hills | Scheduled monument | 280 m north |
| Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm | Scheduled monument | 620 m north-east |
| Round barrow cemetery south and west of Rose Lawn Coppice, 600m south west of Higher Merley Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Corfe Hills | Hill | 560 m south-east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 590 m north-east |
| Joiner's Copse | Wood | 870 m north-west |
| Merley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-east |
| Pit Bottom | Valley | 3.7 km south-west |
| Pergins Island | Island | 4.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 21 |
2 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Jubilee Road.